"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Love, I have waited for you
And love, I was wounded for you
Won’t you look into my eyes?
Through the pain and through your pride
And find I am true?
You’re the one I can’t deny
And I’ll never leave your side
I gave my life for you
So what are you waiting for?
Well on and on we go
Come love, take my hand
And on and on we go
Time and time again
On and on we go
Back to where this all began
Come love, take my hand
Well life, is waiting for you
And life, I have given to you
Well tell me, what else can I do?
What more have I left to prove
That I am what you need?
Still I will hold onto your heart
Through the chaos and the dark
When your eyes fail to see
So what are you waiting for?
Well on and on we go
Come love, take my hand
And on and on we go
Time and time again
On and on we go
As you runaway again
Back to where this all began
Well broken I was for you
Broken I’m still for you
My broken heart, breaks for you
Broken I’m over you
On and on we go
On and on we go
On and on we go
Well come love, take my hand
And on and on we go
Time and time again
On and on we go
Back to where this all began
Well come love, take my hand
Come love take my hand
Come away my love
And love, I was wounded for you
Won’t you look into my eyes?
Through the pain and through your pride
And find I am true?
You’re the one I can’t deny
And I’ll never leave your side
I gave my life for you
So what are you waiting for?
Well on and on we go
Come love, take my hand
And on and on we go
Time and time again
On and on we go
Back to where this all began
Come love, take my hand
Well life, is waiting for you
And life, I have given to you
Well tell me, what else can I do?
What more have I left to prove
That I am what you need?
Still I will hold onto your heart
Through the chaos and the dark
When your eyes fail to see
So what are you waiting for?
Well on and on we go
Come love, take my hand
And on and on we go
Time and time again
On and on we go
As you runaway again
Back to where this all began
Well broken I was for you
Broken I’m still for you
My broken heart, breaks for you
Broken I’m over you
On and on we go
On and on we go
On and on we go
Well come love, take my hand
And on and on we go
Time and time again
On and on we go
Back to where this all began
Well come love, take my hand
Come love take my hand
Come away my love
Lyrics submitted by iwnbts17
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Love this song! I think it can definitely be interpreted in different ways, depending on how you look at it. The first part almost sounds like someone singing to God, "And love I was wounded for you," maybe picked on for being a Christ follower. Or some of the lyrics can almost be sung to a lover. Overall I'm pretty sure the song is about God singing to us, but it depends on each person.
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